The starting complex [Pt(Me)(DMSO)(pbz)], (1, (pbz = 2-(2pyridyl)benzimidazolate) was prepared by a known method using the 1 reaction of [Pt(Me) 2 (DMSO) 2 ], A, with Hpbz at room temperature. Reaction of 1 with an equivalent of a phosphine ligand gave the neutral mononuclear complexes [Pt(Me)(L)(pbz)], )] ( 2, (L = PPh 3 ) or and 3, (L =PPh 2 Me). Reaction of 1 with 0.5 equivalent of the linear diphosphine 1,1'-bis(diphenylphosphino)acetylene (dppac) gave the binuclear complex [Pt 2 (Me) 2 (μ-dppac)(pbz) 2 ], 4. All Each the complexes were was fully characterized by NMR spectroscopy, X-ray crystallography and mass spectrometry. The photophysical properties of the complexes were investigated in under different conditions and interpretation was, supported by TD-DFT calculations. The low-lying transitions in the absorption and emission spectra were assigned as having LLCT/MLCT (ligand to ligand charge transfer/metal-to-ligand charge transfer) character. We also describe the luminescence properties of [Pt(Me)(PPh 3 ) (ppy)], 7, and [Pt(Me)(PPh 2 Me)(ppy)], 8, (ppy is 2-phenylpyridinate), the (N^C ) analogues of 2 and 3.